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Northern Africa

This checklist includes all bird species found in Northern Africa , based on the best information available at this time. It is based on a wide variety of sources that I collated over many years. I am pleased to offer these checklists as a service to birdwatchers. If you find any error, please do not hesitate to .

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Country or region: Northern Africa [map]

Description: Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Libya and Egypt

Number of species: 691
Number of endemics: 5
Number of globally threatened species: 53
Number of extinct species: 1
Number of introduced species: 5
Last modified: 2025-10-12

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STRUTHIONIFORMES: Struthionidae
Common Ostrich	Struthio camelus
ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae
Fulvous Whistling-Duck	Dendrocygna bicolor	Rare/Accidental
Bar-headed Goose	Anser indicus
Snow Goose	Anser caerulescens	Rare/Accidental
Graylag Goose	Anser anser
Greater White-fronted Goose	Anser albifrons	Rare/Accidental
Lesser White-fronted Goose	Anser erythropus	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Taiga Bean-Goose	Anser fabalis	Rare/Accidental
Tundra Bean-Goose	Anser serrirostris	Rare/Accidental
Brant	Branta bernicla	Rare/Accidental
Barnacle Goose	Branta leucopsis	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Goose	Branta ruficollis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Mute Swan	Cygnus olor	Rare/Accidental
Tundra Swan	Cygnus columbianus	Rare/Accidental
Whooper Swan	Cygnus cygnus	Rare/Accidental
Egyptian Goose	Alopochen aegyptiaca
Ruddy Shelduck	Tadorna ferruginea
Common Shelduck	Tadorna tadorna
Spur-winged Goose	Plectropterus gambensis	Rare/Accidental
Wood Duck	Aix sponsa	Uncertain origin
Mandarin Duck	Aix galericulata	Rare/Accidental
Garganey	Spatula querquedula
Blue-winged Teal	Spatula discors	Rare/Accidental
Cinnamon Teal	Spatula cyanoptera	Uncertain origin
Cape Shoveler	Spatula smithii	Rare/Accidental
Northern Shoveler	Spatula clypeata
Gadwall	Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon	Mareca penelope
American Wigeon	Mareca americana	Rare/Accidental
Mallard	Anas platyrhynchos
Cape Teal	Anas capensis	Rare/Accidental
Northern Pintail	Anas acuta
Green-winged Teal	Anas crecca
Marbled Duck	Marmaronetta angustirostris	Near-threatened
Red-crested Pochard	Netta rufina
Common Pochard	Aythya ferina	Vulnerable
Ring-necked Duck	Aythya collaris	Rare/Accidental
Ferruginous Duck	Aythya nyroca	Near-threatened
Tufted Duck	Aythya fuligula
Greater Scaup	Aythya marila	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Scaup	Aythya affinis	Rare/Accidental
Common Eider	Somateria mollissima	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Velvet Scoter	Melanitta fusca	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Common Scoter	Melanitta nigra
Long-tailed Duck	Clangula hyemalis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Common Goldeneye	Bucephala clangula	Rare/Accidental
Smew	Mergellus albellus	Rare/Accidental
Common Merganser	Mergus merganser	Rare/Accidental
Red-breasted Merganser	Mergus serrator
Ruddy Duck	Oxyura jamaicensis	Rare/Accidental
White-headed Duck	Oxyura leucocephala	Endangered
GALLIFORMES: Numididae
Helmeted Guineafowl	Numida meleagris
GALLIFORMES: Phasianidae
Rock Ptarmigan	Lagopus muta	Rare/Accidental
Ring-necked Pheasant	Phasianus colchicus	Introduced species
Sand Partridge	Ammoperdix heyi
Common Quail	Coturnix coturnix
Barbary Partridge	Alectoris barbara
Red-legged Partridge	Alectoris rufa	Introduced species Near-threatened
Chukar	Alectoris chukar
Double-spurred Spurfowl	Pternistis bicalcaratus
Red-necked Spurfowl	Pternistis afer
COLUMBIFORMES: Columbidae
Rock Pigeon	Columba livia
Speckled Pigeon	Columba guinea	Uncertain origin
Stock Dove	Columba oenas
Common Wood-Pigeon	Columba palumbus
European Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia turtur	Vulnerable
Oriental Turtle-Dove	Streptopelia orientalis	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decaocto
African Collared-Dove	Streptopelia roseogrisea
Mourning Collared-Dove	Streptopelia decipiens	Rare/Accidental
Laughing Dove	Spilopelia senegalensis
Namaqua Dove	Oena capensis
Bruce's Green-Pigeon	Treron waalia	Rare/Accidental
PTEROCLIFORMES: Pteroclidae
Pin-tailed Sandgrouse	Pterocles alchata
Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse	Pterocles exustus
Spotted Sandgrouse	Pterocles senegallus
Black-bellied Sandgrouse	Pterocles orientalis
Crowned Sandgrouse	Pterocles coronatus
Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse	Pterocles lichtensteinii
OTIDIFORMES: Otididae
Great Bustard	Otis tarda	Endangered
Arabian Bustard	Ardeotis arabs	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
African Houbara	Chlamydotis undulata	Vulnerable
Asian Houbara	Chlamydotis macqueenii	Vulnerable
Little Bustard	Tetrax tetrax	Near-threatened
CUCULIFORMES: Cuculidae
Senegal Coucal	Centropus senegalensis
Great Spotted Cuckoo	Clamator glandarius
Pied Cuckoo	Clamator jacobinus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-billed Cuckoo	Coccyzus americanus	Rare/Accidental
African Cuckoo	Cuculus gularis
Common Cuckoo	Cuculus canorus
CAPRIMULGIFORMES: Caprimulgidae
Red-necked Nightjar	Caprimulgus ruficollis	Near-threatened
Eurasian Nightjar	Caprimulgus europaeus
Egyptian Nightjar	Caprimulgus aegyptius
Nubian Nightjar	Caprimulgus nubicus
Golden Nightjar	Caprimulgus eximius
Plain Nightjar	Caprimulgus inornatus	Rare/Accidental
APODIFORMES: Apodidae
Chimney Swift	Chaetura pelagica	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Alpine Swift	Tachymarptis melba
Common Swift	Apus apus
Plain Swift	Apus unicolor	Rare/Accidental
Pallid Swift	Apus pallidus
Little Swift	Apus affinis
White-rumped Swift	Apus caffer
African Palm Swift	Cypsiurus parvus	Rare/Accidental
GRUIFORMES: Rallidae
Water Rail	Rallus aquaticus
Corn Crake	Crex crex
African Crake	Crecopsis egregia	Rare/Accidental
Sora	Porzana carolina	Rare/Accidental
Spotted Crake	Porzana porzana
Lesser Moorhen	Paragallinula angulata
Eurasian Moorhen	Gallinula chloropus
Eurasian Coot	Fulica atra
Red-knobbed Coot	Fulica cristata
Allen's Gallinule	Porphyrio alleni	Rare/Accidental
Purple Gallinule	Porphyrio martinica	Rare/Accidental
Western Swamphen	Porphyrio porphyrio
African Swamphen	Porphyrio madagascariensis
Striped Crake	Aenigmatolimnas marginalis	Rare/Accidental
Little Crake	Zapornia parva
Baillon's Crake	Zapornia pusilla
GRUIFORMES: Gruidae
Demoiselle Crane	Grus virgo
Common Crane	Grus grus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Burhinidae
Eurasian Thick-knee	Burhinus oedicnemus
Senegal Thick-knee	Burhinus senegalensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Pluvianidae
Egyptian Plover	Pluvianus aegyptius
CHARADRIIFORMES: Recurvirostridae
Black-winged Stilt	Himantopus himantopus
Pied Avocet	Recurvirostra avosetta
CHARADRIIFORMES: Haematopodidae
Eurasian Oystercatcher	Haematopus ostralegus	Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Charadriidae
Black-bellied Plover	Pluvialis squatarola	Vulnerable
European Golden-Plover	Pluvialis apricaria
American Golden-Plover	Pluvialis dominica	Rare/Accidental
Pacific Golden-Plover	Pluvialis fulva
Eurasian Dotterel	Eudromias morinellus
Common Ringed Plover	Charadrius hiaticula
Three-banded Plover	Thinornis tricollaris	Rare/Accidental
Little Ringed Plover	Thinornis dubius
Northern Lapwing	Vanellus vanellus	Near-threatened
Spur-winged Lapwing	Vanellus spinosus
Sociable Lapwing	Vanellus gregarius	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
White-tailed Lapwing	Vanellus leucurus	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Plover	Anarhynchus asiaticus
Tibetan Sand-Plover	Anarhynchus atrifrons	Rare/Accidental
Greater Sand-Plover	Anarhynchus leschenaultii
Kittlitz's Plover	Anarhynchus pecuarius
Kentish Plover	Anarhynchus alexandrinus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Rostratulidae
Greater Painted-Snipe	Rostratula benghalensis
CHARADRIIFORMES: Scolopacidae
Upland Sandpiper	Bartramia longicauda	Rare/Accidental
Hudsonian Whimbrel	Numenius hudsonicus	Rare/Accidental
Eurasian Whimbrel	Numenius phaeopus
Slender-billed Curlew	Numenius tenuirostris	Rare/Accidental Extinct
Eurasian Curlew	Numenius arquata	Near-threatened
Bar-tailed Godwit	Limosa lapponica	Near-threatened
Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Near-threatened
Short-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus griseus	Vulnerable
Long-billed Dowitcher	Limnodromus scolopaceus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Jack Snipe	Lymnocryptes minimus
Eurasian Woodcock	Scolopax rusticola
Great Snipe	Gallinago media	Near-threatened
Pin-tailed Snipe	Gallinago stenura	Rare/Accidental
Common Snipe	Gallinago gallinago
Wilson's Phalarope	Phalaropus tricolor	Rare/Accidental
Red Phalarope	Phalaropus fulicarius	Rare/Accidental
Red-necked Phalarope	Phalaropus lobatus	Rare/Accidental
Terek Sandpiper	Xenus cinereus	Rare/Accidental
Common Sandpiper	Actitis hypoleucos
Spotted Sandpiper	Actitis macularius	Rare/Accidental
Green Sandpiper	Tringa ochropus
Marsh Sandpiper	Tringa stagnatilis
Wood Sandpiper	Tringa glareola
Common Redshank	Tringa totanus
Lesser Yellowlegs	Tringa flavipes	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Spotted Redshank	Tringa erythropus
Common Greenshank	Tringa nebularia
Greater Yellowlegs	Tringa melanoleuca	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ruddy Turnstone	Arenaria interpres	Near-threatened
Great Knot	Calidris tenuirostris	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Red Knot	Calidris canutus	Near-threatened
Ruff	Calidris pugnax
Broad-billed Sandpiper	Calidris falcinellus	Vulnerable
Curlew Sandpiper	Calidris ferruginea	Vulnerable
Stilt Sandpiper	Calidris himantopus	Near-threatened
Temminck's Stint	Calidris temminckii
Long-toed Stint	Calidris subminuta
Red-necked Stint	Calidris ruficollis	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Buff-breasted Sandpiper	Calidris subruficollis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sanderling	Calidris alba
Dunlin	Calidris alpina	Near-threatened
Purple Sandpiper	Calidris maritima	Rare/Accidental
Baird's Sandpiper	Calidris bairdii	Rare/Accidental
Little Stint	Calidris minuta
White-rumped Sandpiper	Calidris fuscicollis	Vulnerable
Pectoral Sandpiper	Calidris melanotos	Rare/Accidental
Semipalmated Sandpiper	Calidris pusilla	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
CHARADRIIFORMES: Turnicidae
Small Buttonquail	Turnix sylvaticus
CHARADRIIFORMES: Dromadidae
Crab-Plover	Dromas ardeola
CHARADRIIFORMES: Glareolidae
Cream-colored Courser	Cursorius cursor
Collared Pratincole	Glareola pratincola
Black-winged Pratincole	Glareola nordmanni	Near-threatened
Oriental Pratincole	Glareola maldivarum
CHARADRIIFORMES: Stercorariidae
Long-tailed Jaeger	Stercorarius longicaudus	Rare/Accidental
Parasitic Jaeger	Stercorarius parasiticus
Pomarine Jaeger	Stercorarius pomarinus
Great Skua	Stercorarius skua
South Polar Skua	Stercorarius maccormicki	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Alcidae
Atlantic Puffin	Fratercula arctica	Vulnerable
Razorbill	Alca torda
Dovekie	Alle alle	Rare/Accidental
Common Murre	Uria aalge	Rare/Accidental
CHARADRIIFORMES: Laridae
Little Gull	Hydrocoloeus minutus
Black-legged Kittiwake	Rissa tridactyla	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Sabine's Gull	Xema sabini	Rare/Accidental
Slender-billed Gull	Chroicocephalus genei
Bonaparte's Gull	Chroicocephalus philadelphia
Black-headed Gull	Chroicocephalus ridibundus
Gray-hooded Gull	Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Laughing Gull	Leucophaeus atricilla	Rare/Accidental
Franklin's Gull	Leucophaeus pipixcan	Rare/Accidental
Pallas's Gull	Ichthyaetus ichthyaetus	Rare/Accidental
Audouin's Gull	Ichthyaetus audouinii	Vulnerable
Mediterranean Gull	Ichthyaetus melanocephalus
Sooty Gull	Ichthyaetus hemprichii
White-eyed Gull	Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus
Common Gull	Larus canus
Ring-billed Gull	Larus delawarensis	Rare/Accidental
Caspian Gull	Larus cachinnans
Kelp Gull	Larus dominicanus	Rare/Accidental
European Herring Gull	Larus argentatus
Yellow-legged Gull	Larus michahellis
Armenian Gull	Larus armenicus
Great Black-backed Gull	Larus marinus	Rare/Accidental
Glaucous Gull	Larus hyperboreus	Rare/Accidental
Lesser Black-backed Gull	Larus fuscus
Glaucous-winged Gull	Larus glaucescens
Iceland Gull	Larus glaucoides
African Skimmer	Rynchops flavirostris	Rare/Accidental
Brown Noddy	Anous stolidus	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Tern	Onychoprion fuscatus	Rare/Accidental
Bridled Tern	Onychoprion anaethetus
Little Tern	Sternula albifrons
Saunders's Tern	Sternula saundersi	Rare/Accidental
Gull-billed Tern	Gelochelidon nilotica
Caspian Tern	Hydroprogne caspia
Whiskered Tern	Chlidonias hybrida
Black Tern	Chlidonias niger
White-winged Tern	Chlidonias leucopterus
Arctic Tern	Sterna paradisaea
Common Tern	Sterna hirundo
White-cheeked Tern	Sterna repressa
Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii
Sandwich Tern	Thalasseus sandvicensis
Lesser Crested Tern	Thalasseus bengalensis
West African Crested Tern	Thalasseus albididorsalis
Great Crested Tern	Thalasseus bergii
PHOENICOPTERIFORMES: Phoenicopteridae
Greater Flamingo	Phoenicopterus roseus
Lesser Flamingo	Phoeniconaias minor	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
PODICIPEDIFORMES: Podicipedidae
Little Grebe	Tachybaptus ruficollis
Horned Grebe	Podiceps auritus	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Red-necked Grebe	Podiceps grisegena	Rare/Accidental
Great Crested Grebe	Podiceps cristatus
Eared Grebe	Podiceps nigricollis
PHAETHONTIFORMES: Phaethontidae
Red-billed Tropicbird	Phaethon aethereus
GAVIIFORMES: Gaviidae
Red-throated Loon	Gavia stellata	Rare/Accidental
Arctic Loon	Gavia arctica
Common Loon	Gavia immer
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Diomedeidae
White-capped Albatross	Thalassarche cauta	Rare/Accidental
Black-browed Albatross	Thalassarche melanophris	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Oceanitidae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel	Oceanites oceanicus	Rare/Accidental
White-faced Storm-Petrel	Pelagodroma marina	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Hydrobatidae
European Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates pelagicus
Leach's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates leucorhous	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Swinhoe's Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates monorhis	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Band-rumped Storm-Petrel	Hydrobates castro	Rare/Accidental
PROCELLARIIFORMES: Procellariidae
Northern Fulmar	Fulmarus glacialis	Rare/Accidental
Zino's Petrel	Pterodroma madeira	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Cape Verde Petrel	Pterodroma feae	Near-threatened
Desertas Petrel	Pterodroma deserta	Vulnerable
Black-capped Petrel	Pterodroma hasitata	Rare/Accidental Endangered
Bulwer's Petrel	Bulweria bulwerii	Rare/Accidental
Streaked Shearwater	Calonectris leucomelas	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Cory's Shearwater	Calonectris borealis
Scopoli's Shearwater	Calonectris diomedea
Cape Verde Shearwater	Calonectris edwardsii	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Great Shearwater	Ardenna gravis	Rare/Accidental
Wedge-tailed Shearwater	Ardenna pacifica	Rare/Accidental
Sooty Shearwater	Ardenna grisea	Near-threatened
Manx Shearwater	Puffinus puffinus
Yelkouan Shearwater	Puffinus yelkouan	Vulnerable
Balearic Shearwater	Puffinus mauretanicus	Critically endangered
Barolo Shearwater	Puffinus baroli	Rare/Accidental
Persian Shearwater	Puffinus persicus	Rare/Accidental
CICONIIFORMES: Ciconiidae
African Openbill	Anastomus lamelligerus	Rare/Accidental
Black Stork	Ciconia nigra
Abdim's Stork	Ciconia abdimii	Rare/Accidental
White Stork	Ciconia ciconia
Marabou Stork	Leptoptilos crumenifer	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-billed Stork	Mycteria ibis	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Fregatidae
Magnificent Frigatebird	Fregata magnificens	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Sulidae
Northern Gannet	Morus bassanus
Cape Gannet	Morus capensis	Endangered
Brown Booby	Sula leucogaster
Masked Booby	Sula dactylatra	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Anhingidae
African Darter	Anhinga rufa	Rare/Accidental
SULIFORMES: Phalacrocoracidae
Reed Cormorant	Microcarbo africanus
Pygmy Cormorant	Microcarbo pygmaeus	Rare/Accidental
Great Cormorant	Phalacrocorax carbo
European Shag	Gulosus aristotelis
PELECANIFORMES: Threskiornithidae
Glossy Ibis	Plegadis falcinellus
African Sacred Ibis	Threskiornis aethiopicus	Extirpated
Northern Bald Ibis	Geronticus eremita	Endangered
Eurasian Spoonbill	Platalea leucorodia
PELECANIFORMES: Ardeidae
Eurasian Bittern	Botaurus stellaris
American Bittern	Botaurus lentiginosus	Rare/Accidental
Little Bittern	Botaurus minutus
Yellow Bittern	Botaurus sinensis	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-crowned Night Heron	Nyctanassa violacea	Uncertain origin
Black-crowned Night Heron	Nycticorax nycticorax
Little Egret	Egretta garzetta
Western Reef-Heron	Egretta gularis
Little Heron	Butorides atricapilla
Squacco Heron	Ardeola ralloides
Western Cattle-Egret	Ardea ibis
Great Egret	Ardea alba
Yellow-billed Egret	Ardea brachyrhyncha
Gray Heron	Ardea cinerea
Great Blue Heron	Ardea herodias	Uncertain origin
Purple Heron	Ardea purpurea
Black-headed Heron	Ardea melanocephala	Rare/Accidental
Goliath Heron	Ardea goliath
PELECANIFORMES: Pelecanidae
Great White Pelican	Pelecanus onocrotalus
Pink-backed Pelican	Pelecanus rufescens
Dalmatian Pelican	Pelecanus crispus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Pandionidae
Osprey	Pandion haliaetus
ACCIPITRIFORMES: Accipitridae
Black-winged Kite	Elanus caeruleus
Bearded Vulture	Gypaetus barbatus	Near-threatened
Egyptian Vulture	Neophron percnopterus	Endangered
European Honey-buzzard	Pernis apivorus
Oriental Honey-buzzard	Pernis ptilorhynchus
Cinereous Vulture	Aegypius monachus	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Lappet-faced Vulture	Torgos tracheliotos	Endangered
Hooded Vulture	Necrosyrtes monachus	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
White-backed Vulture	Gyps africanus	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Rüppell's Griffon	Gyps rueppelli	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Eurasian Griffon	Gyps fulvus
Bateleur	Terathopius ecaudatus	Endangered
Short-toed Snake-Eagle	Circaetus gallicus
Lesser Spotted Eagle	Clanga pomarina
Greater Spotted Eagle	Clanga clanga	Vulnerable
Wahlberg's Eagle	Hieraaetus wahlbergi	Rare/Accidental
Booted Eagle	Hieraaetus pennatus
Steppe Eagle	Aquila nipalensis	Endangered
Imperial Eagle	Aquila heliaca	Vulnerable
Spanish Eagle	Aquila adalberti	Vulnerable
Tawny Eagle	Aquila rapax	Vulnerable
Golden Eagle	Aquila chrysaetos
Verreaux's Eagle	Aquila verreauxii
Bonelli's Eagle	Aquila fasciata
Gabar Goshawk	Micronisus gabar	Rare/Accidental
Dark Chanting-Goshawk	Melierax metabates
Shikra	Tachyspiza badia	Rare/Accidental
Levant Sparrowhawk	Tachyspiza brevipes
Eurasian Sparrowhawk	Accipiter nisus
Eurasian Goshawk	Astur gentilis
Western Marsh Harrier	Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier	Circus cyaneus
Pallid Harrier	Circus macrourus	Near-threatened
Montagu's Harrier	Circus pygargus
Red Kite	Milvus milvus
Black Kite	Milvus migrans
White-tailed Eagle	Haliaeetus albicilla	Rare/Accidental
African Fish-Eagle	Icthyophaga vocifer	Rare/Accidental
Rough-legged Hawk	Buteo lagopus	Rare/Accidental
Common Buzzard	Buteo buteo
Long-legged Buzzard	Buteo rufinus
STRIGIFORMES: Tytonidae
Western Barn Owl	Tyto alba
STRIGIFORMES: Strigidae
Eurasian Scops-Owl	Otus scops
Pallid Scops-Owl	Otus brucei	Rare/Accidental
Northern White-faced Owl	Ptilopsis leucotis	Rare/Accidental
Pharaoh Eagle-Owl	Bubo ascalaphus
Eurasian Eagle-Owl	Bubo bubo	Rare/Accidental
Little Owl	Athene noctua
Tawny Owl	Strix aluco
Desert Owl	Strix hadorami
Omani Owl	Strix butleri
Long-eared Owl	Asio otus
Short-eared Owl	Asio flammeus
Marsh Owl	Asio capensis
COLIIFORMES: Coliidae
Blue-naped Mousebird	Urocolius macrourus	Rare/Accidental
BUCEROTIFORMES: Upupidae
Common Hoopoe	Upupa epops
CORACIIFORMES: Meropidae
White-throated Bee-eater	Merops albicollis	Rare/Accidental
African Green Bee-eater	Merops viridissimus
Asian Green Bee-eater	Merops orientalis
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater	Merops persicus
European Bee-eater	Merops apiaster
CORACIIFORMES: Alcedinidae
Common Kingfisher	Alcedo atthis
White-throated Kingfisher	Halcyon smyrnensis	Rare/Accidental
Collared Kingfisher	Todiramphus chloris
Pied Kingfisher	Ceryle rudis
CORACIIFORMES: Coraciidae
European Roller	Coracias garrulus
Abyssinian Roller	Coracias abyssinicus	Rare/Accidental
Broad-billed Roller	Eurystomus glaucurus	Rare/Accidental
PICIFORMES: Picidae
Eurasian Wryneck	Jynx torquilla
African Gray Woodpecker	Dendropicos goertae	Rare/Accidental
Great Spotted Woodpecker	Dendrocopos major
Syrian Woodpecker	Dendrocopos syriacus
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker	Dryobates minor
Levaillant's Woodpecker	Picus vaillantii	Endemic
FALCONIFORMES: Falconidae
Lesser Kestrel	Falco naumanni
Eurasian Kestrel	Falco tinnunculus
Red-footed Falcon	Falco vespertinus	Vulnerable
Eleonora's Falcon	Falco eleonorae
Sooty Falcon	Falco concolor	Vulnerable
Merlin	Falco columbarius
Eurasian Hobby	Falco subbuteo
Lanner Falcon	Falco biarmicus
Saker Falcon	Falco cherrug	Endangered
Peregrine Falcon	Falco peregrinus
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittaculidae
Alexandrine Parakeet	Psittacula eupatria	Rare/Accidental
Rose-ringed Parakeet	Psittacula krameri
PSITTACIFORMES: Psittacidae
Monk Parakeet	Myiopsitta monachus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Vireonidae
Red-eyed Vireo	Vireo olivaceus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Oriolidae
Eurasian Golden Oriole	Oriolus oriolus
PASSERIFORMES: Malaconotidae
Black-crowned Tchagra	Tchagra senegalus
Rosy-patched Bushshrike	Rhodophoneus cruentus
PASSERIFORMES: Laniidae
Red-backed Shrike	Lanius collurio
Red-tailed Shrike	Lanius phoenicuroides	Rare/Accidental
Isabelline Shrike	Lanius isabellinus
Iberian Gray Shrike	Lanius meridionalis	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Great Gray Shrike	Lanius excubitor
Lesser Gray Shrike	Lanius minor
Masked Shrike	Lanius nubicus
Woodchat Shrike	Lanius senator	Near-threatened
PASSERIFORMES: Corvidae
Eurasian Jay	Garrulus glandarius
Maghreb Magpie	Pica mauritanica
Eurasian Magpie	Pica pica
Red-billed Chough	Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Yellow-billed Chough	Pyrrhocorax graculus
Eurasian Jackdaw	Coloeus monedula
House Crow	Corvus splendens
Rook	Corvus frugilegus	Rare/Accidental
Carrion Crow	Corvus corone
Hooded Crow	Corvus cornix
Pied Crow	Corvus albus	Rare/Accidental
Brown-necked Raven	Corvus ruficollis
Fan-tailed Raven	Corvus rhipidurus
Common Raven	Corvus corax
PASSERIFORMES: Paridae
Coal Tit	Periparus ater
Crested Tit	Lophophanes cristatus	Rare/Accidental
African Blue Tit	Cyanistes teneriffae
Great Tit	Parus major
PASSERIFORMES: Remizidae
Eurasian Penduline-Tit	Remiz pendulinus
PASSERIFORMES: Alaudidae
Greater Hoopoe-Lark	Alaemon alaudipes
Thick-billed Lark	Ramphocoris clotbey
Bar-tailed Lark	Ammomanes cinctura
Desert Lark	Ammomanes deserti
Black-crowned Sparrow-Lark	Eremopterix nigriceps
Wood Lark	Lullula arborea
Eurasian Skylark	Alauda arvensis
Oriental Skylark	Alauda gulgula
Thekla's Lark	Galerida theklae
Crested Lark	Galerida cristata
Horned Lark	Eremophila alpestris
Temminck's Lark	Eremophila bilopha
Greater Short-toed Lark	Calandrella brachydactyla
Bimaculated Lark	Melanocorypha bimaculata	Rare/Accidental
Calandra Lark	Melanocorypha calandra
Dupont's Lark	Chersophilus duponti	Vulnerable
Dunn's Lark	Eremalauda dunni
Arabian Lark	Eremalauda eremodites	Rare/Accidental
Mediterranean Short-toed Lark	Alaudala rufescens
Turkestan Short-toed Lark	Alaudala heinei	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Panuridae
Bearded Reedling	Panurus biarmicus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cisticolidae
Cricket Longtail	Spiloptila clamans
Graceful Prinia	Prinia gracilis
Zitting Cisticola	Cisticola juncidis
PASSERIFORMES: Acrocephalidae
Thick-billed Warbler	Arundinax aedon	Rare/Accidental
Eastern Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna pallida
Western Olivaceous Warbler	Iduna opaca
Upcher's Warbler	Hippolais languida
Olive-tree Warbler	Hippolais olivetorum	Rare/Accidental
Melodious Warbler	Hippolais polyglotta
Icterine Warbler	Hippolais icterina
Aquatic Warbler	Acrocephalus paludicola	Vulnerable
Moustached Warbler	Acrocephalus melanopogon
Sedge Warbler	Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Blyth's Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus dumetorum
Marsh Warbler	Acrocephalus palustris
Common Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus scirpaceus
Great Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus arundinaceus
Clamorous Reed Warbler	Acrocephalus stentoreus
PASSERIFORMES: Locustellidae
Pallas's Grasshopper Warbler	Helopsaltes certhiola
River Warbler	Locustella fluviatilis
Savi's Warbler	Locustella luscinioides
Common Grasshopper Warbler	Locustella naevia
PASSERIFORMES: Hirundinidae
Banded Martin	Neophedina cincta	Rare/Accidental
Plain Martin	Riparia paludicola
Bank Swallow	Riparia riparia
Eurasian Crag-Martin	Ptyonoprogne rupestris
Pale Crag-Martin	Ptyonoprogne obsoleta
Barn Swallow	Hirundo rustica
Ethiopian Swallow	Hirundo aethiopica	Rare/Accidental
Western House-Martin	Delichon urbicum
European Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis rufula
Eastern Red-rumped Swallow	Cecropis daurica	Rare/Accidental
Streak-throated Swallow	Petrochelidon fluvicola	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Pycnonotidae
Common Bulbul	Pycnonotus barbatus
White-spectacled Bulbul	Pycnonotus xanthopygos
PASSERIFORMES: Phylloscopidae
Wood Warbler	Phylloscopus sibilatrix
Western Bonelli's Warbler	Phylloscopus bonelli
Eastern Bonelli's Warbler	Phylloscopus orientalis
Yellow-browed Warbler	Phylloscopus inornatus	Rare/Accidental
Hume's Warbler	Phylloscopus humei	Rare/Accidental
Pallas's Leaf Warbler	Phylloscopus proregulus
Radde's Warbler	Phylloscopus schwarzi	Rare/Accidental
Dusky Warbler	Phylloscopus fuscatus	Rare/Accidental
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus
Common Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus collybita
Iberian Chiffchaff	Phylloscopus ibericus
Two-barred Warbler	Phylloscopus plumbeitarsus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Cettiidae
Scrub Warbler	Scotocerca inquieta
Cetti's Warbler	Cettia cetti
PASSERIFORMES: Aegithalidae
Long-tailed Tit	Aegithalos caudatus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sylviidae
Eurasian Blackcap	Sylvia atricapilla
Garden Warbler	Sylvia borin
Barred Warbler	Curruca nisoria
Lesser Whitethroat	Curruca curruca
Arabian Warbler	Curruca leucomelaena
Western Orphean Warbler	Curruca hortensis
Eastern Orphean Warbler	Curruca crassirostris
African Desert Warbler	Curruca deserti
Asian Desert Warbler	Curruca nana
Tristram's Warbler	Curruca deserticola	Endemic
Menetries's Warbler	Curruca mystacea	Rare/Accidental
Rüppell's Warbler	Curruca ruppeli
Cyprus Warbler	Curruca melanothorax	Rare/Accidental
Sardinian Warbler	Curruca melanocephala
Moltoni's Warbler	Curruca subalpina	Rare/Accidental
Western Subalpine Warbler	Curruca iberiae
Eastern Subalpine Warbler	Curruca cantillans
Greater Whitethroat	Curruca communis
Spectacled Warbler	Curruca conspicillata
Marmora's Warbler	Curruca sarda
Dartford Warbler	Curruca undata	Near-threatened
PASSERIFORMES: Leiothrichidae
Fulvous Chatterer	Argya fulva
Arabian Babbler	Argya squamiceps
PASSERIFORMES: Regulidae
Goldcrest	Regulus regulus
Common Firecrest	Regulus ignicapilla
PASSERIFORMES: Tichodromidae
Wallcreeper	Tichodroma muraria	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Sittidae
Algerian Nuthatch	Sitta ledanti	Endemic Endangered
Eurasian Nuthatch	Sitta europaea
PASSERIFORMES: Certhiidae
Short-toed Treecreeper	Certhia brachydactyla
PASSERIFORMES: Troglodytidae
Eurasian Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes
PASSERIFORMES: Cinclidae
White-throated Dipper	Cinclus cinclus
PASSERIFORMES: Sturnidae
European Starling	Sturnus vulgaris
Spotless Starling	Sturnus unicolor
Rosy Starling	Pastor roseus	Rare/Accidental
Common Myna	Acridotheres tristis
Tristram's Starling	Onychognathus tristramii
Chestnut-bellied Starling	Lamprotornis pulcher	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Turdidae
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos
Redwing	Turdus iliacus
Eurasian Blackbird	Turdus merula
Eyebrowed Thrush	Turdus obscurus	Rare/Accidental
Fieldfare	Turdus pilaris
Ring Ouzel	Turdus torquatus
Black-throated Thrush	Turdus atrogularis	Rare/Accidental
Red-throated Thrush	Turdus ruficollis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Muscicapidae
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata
Black Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas podobe	Rare/Accidental
Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin	Cercotrichas galactotes
European Robin	Erithacus rubecula
White-throated Robin	Irania gutturalis	Rare/Accidental
Thrush Nightingale	Luscinia luscinia
Common Nightingale	Luscinia megarhynchos
Bluethroat	Luscinia svecica
Siberian Rubythroat	Calliope calliope
Red-breasted Flycatcher	Ficedula parva	Rare/Accidental
Semicollared Flycatcher	Ficedula semitorquata
European Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca
Atlas Flycatcher	Ficedula speculigera
Collared Flycatcher	Ficedula albicollis
Moussier's Redstart	Phoenicurus moussieri	Endemic
Common Redstart	Phoenicurus phoenicurus
Black Redstart	Phoenicurus ochruros
Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush	Monticola saxatilis
Blue Rock-Thrush	Monticola solitarius
Whinchat	Saxicola rubetra
European Stonechat	Saxicola rubicola
Siberian Stonechat	Saxicola maurus	Rare/Accidental
African Stonechat	Saxicola torquatus
Pied Bushchat	Saxicola caprata	Rare/Accidental
Northern Wheatear	Oenanthe oenanthe
Atlas Wheatear	Oenanthe seebohmi	Endemic
Isabelline Wheatear	Oenanthe isabellina
Hooded Wheatear	Oenanthe monacha
Desert Wheatear	Oenanthe deserti
Western Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe hispanica
Cyprus Wheatear	Oenanthe cypriaca
Eastern Black-eared Wheatear	Oenanthe melanoleuca
Pied Wheatear	Oenanthe pleschanka
Red-rumped Wheatear	Oenanthe moesta
Blackstart	Oenanthe melanura
Black Wheatear	Oenanthe leucura
White-crowned Wheatear	Oenanthe leucopyga
Finsch's Wheatear	Oenanthe finschii
Mourning Wheatear	Oenanthe lugens
Kurdish Wheatear	Oenanthe xanthoprymna
Persian Wheatear	Oenanthe chrysopygia
PASSERIFORMES: Hypocoliidae
Hypocolius	Hypocolius ampelinus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Nectariniidae
Pygmy Sunbird	Hedydipna platura	Rare/Accidental
Nile Valley Sunbird	Hedydipna metallica
Palestine Sunbird	Cinnyris osea
Abyssinian Sunbird	Cinnyris habessinicus
PASSERIFORMES: Ploceidae
Little Weaver	Ploceus luteolus	Rare/Accidental
Vitelline Masked-Weaver	Ploceus vitellinus	Rare/Accidental
Village Weaver	Ploceus cucullatus	Rare/Accidental
Streaked Weaver	Ploceus manyar	Introduced species
PASSERIFORMES: Estrildidae
African Silverbill	Euodice cantans
Indian Silverbill	Euodice malabarica	Introduced species
Crimson-rumped Waxbill	Estrilda rhodopyga	Rare/Accidental
Cut-throat	Amadina fasciata	Rare/Accidental
Red Avadavat	Amandava amandava	Introduced species
Red-billed Firefinch	Lagonosticta senegala
PASSERIFORMES: Viduidae
Village Indigobird	Vidua chalybeata	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Prunellidae
Alpine Accentor	Prunella collaris
Dunnock	Prunella modularis
PASSERIFORMES: Passeridae
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus
Italian Sparrow	Passer italiae	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Spanish Sparrow	Passer hispaniolensis
Dead Sea Sparrow	Passer moabiticus	Rare/Accidental
Northern Gray-headed Sparrow	Passer griseus	Rare/Accidental
Desert Sparrow	Passer simplex
Eurasian Tree Sparrow	Passer montanus	Rare/Accidental
Sudan Golden Sparrow	Passer luteus
Arabian Golden Sparrow	Passer euchlorus	Rare/Accidental
Yellow-throated Sparrow	Gymnoris xanthocollis	Rare/Accidental
Rock Sparrow	Petronia petronia
Pale Rockfinch	Carpospiza brachydactyla	Rare/Accidental
White-winged Snowfinch	Montifringilla nivalis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Motacillidae
Gray Wagtail	Motacilla cinerea
Western Yellow Wagtail	Motacilla flava
Citrine Wagtail	Motacilla citreola	Rare/Accidental
African Pied Wagtail	Motacilla aguimp
White Wagtail	Motacilla alba
Richard's Pipit	Anthus richardi	Rare/Accidental
Long-billed Pipit	Anthus similis
Blyth's Pipit	Anthus godlewskii	Rare/Accidental
Tawny Pipit	Anthus campestris
Meadow Pipit	Anthus pratensis
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis
Olive-backed Pipit	Anthus hodgsoni	Rare/Accidental
Red-throated Pipit	Anthus cervinus
Water Pipit	Anthus spinoletta
Rock Pipit	Anthus petrosus
Siberian Pipit	Anthus japonicus
American Pipit	Anthus rubescens	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Fringillidae
Common Chaffinch	Fringilla coelebs
African Chaffinch	Fringilla spodiogenys
Brambling	Fringilla montifringilla
Hawfinch	Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Common Rosefinch	Carpodacus erythrinus	Rare/Accidental
Sinai Rosefinch	Carpodacus synoicus
Eurasian Bullfinch	Pyrrhula pyrrhula	Rare/Accidental
Crimson-winged Finch	Rhodopechys sanguineus
Trumpeter Finch	Bucanetes githagineus
Desert Finch	Rhodospiza obsoleta	Rare/Accidental
European Greenfinch	Chloris chloris
White-rumped Seedeater	Crithagra leucopygia	Uncertain origin
Yellow-fronted Canary	Crithagra mozambica	Uncertain origin
Eurasian Linnet	Linaria cannabina
Redpoll	Acanthis flammea	Rare/Accidental
Red Crossbill	Loxia curvirostra
European Goldfinch	Carduelis carduelis
Citril Finch	Carduelis citrinella	Rare/Accidental
European Serin	Serinus serinus
Fire-fronted Serin	Serinus pusillus	Rare/Accidental
Syrian Serin	Serinus syriacus	Rare/Accidental Vulnerable
Eurasian Siskin	Spinus spinus	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Calcariidae
Lapland Longspur	Calcarius lapponicus	Rare/Accidental
Snow Bunting	Plectrophenax nivalis	Rare/Accidental
PASSERIFORMES: Emberizidae
Black-headed Bunting	Emberiza melanocephala	Rare/Accidental
Red-headed Bunting	Emberiza bruniceps	Rare/Accidental
Corn Bunting	Emberiza calandra
Rock Bunting	Emberiza cia
Cirl Bunting	Emberiza cirlus
Yellowhammer	Emberiza citrinella	Rare/Accidental
Pine Bunting	Emberiza leucocephalos	Rare/Accidental
Gray-necked Bunting	Emberiza buchanani	Rare/Accidental
Cinereous Bunting	Emberiza cineracea	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened
Ortolan Bunting	Emberiza hortulana
Cretzschmar's Bunting	Emberiza caesia
House Bunting	Emberiza sahari
Striolated Bunting	Emberiza striolata
Reed Bunting	Emberiza schoeniclus
Yellow-breasted Bunting	Emberiza aureola	Rare/Accidental Critically endangered
Little Bunting	Emberiza pusilla	Rare/Accidental
Rustic Bunting	Emberiza rustica	Rare/Accidental Near-threatened

References (partial list)